Bhutan and Assam, India, Vow to Strengthen Bilateral Trade

1 February 2018

Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and
Assam, India, Chief Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal met on 1 February 2018 to strengthen
bilateral business relations between Bhutan
and India. Prime Minister Tobgay was in the
city of Guwahati, Assam, to inaugurate the
Bhutan consulate general’s office and to
attend the Advantage Assam Global Investors'
Summit.

Prime Minister Tobgay said the Summit will
strengthen trade relations and help bring
prosperity to both Bhutan and India.

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking
at the Summit’s inaugural address,
highlighted the importance of transportation
in India’s development strategy, with its
emphasis on road and rail connectivity in
the region.

Prime Minister Tobgay and Chief Minister
Sonowal celebrated the 50th anniversary of
Bhutan-India relations on 2 February 2018
with the inauguration of the Bhutan
consulate general’s office in Guwahati.
Chief Minister Sonowal said the inauguration
marks "a new beginning of trade, cultural,
and other relations between Assam and
Bhutan.”